Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-09-13
an OPEN LETTER.
0cssIrvillx. Aug % !.

otH'h ss-a"l 80 -
Dear Bsssi-
s,pd 10y this m,ll the slips you ask for.
ana .inesrsly hope they will root sud thrive.
You a.k m- also - write what treatment
4. best for them. Now you know lay NO
elsln u being = florist. l cannot give
technical terras for this or that. or explain
the why ami wherefore ofthings, but VIII
gladly give you The beusfit of the little tx'
perience have had, for I usually have
success, being rewarded with blossoms
the year round, even the shortest. coolest
days.
To bseln With, thcr. leave AL the old,
blg plants, the outcome VI last years en-
teayors. out In the garden, and take slip
from each one want for tbls winters use,
and place In rather small po,si am care
fol not 10 h We th, soil rich while roofing.
They are th,n put cut or doors In The
shade. Shoali the sun strike them ~
wlthers the leaves and dries the earth, and
thus makes frsgaeui watering necessary,
and mach water causes decays al least,
this has bseu my experience. Then Only
take IN a. many a. have ample light for.
A pelghbof across the way takes anything
srd sysrythlug odsfd In the shape OF
plap,, and wonders Why hers dont look
ike other peoples. Her only sssllsole
windows are on q plans, %. t The Oc-t,
thy wOud get bat an unfsyorable Hghi'
then she 4, afraid - pat them on stl let
IL should mar The paini. 80 she brings
table ue,r the window and srrang,s three
rows of pots As the front row ones are
only poorly provided with llght YOU can
lmaglre how slckly the other two look
your heart would sch. - zee them. Ger.
tain pl,nis ~lli grow well In strong light
even lfthsy hsye no sun One has iosiap,
thsm 20 ones clicumsttrc,s
WHEN We lived ia the city The dihing.
20 ON window was the only one l could
have fnr gsfden, and that bad the sun
only a bout an hour = day. i soon found
thai gsranlums 1)ar ish,d better than sny.
,hlug else, bot .. they iid not blossom I'll
late In the -pflng. fnally selected those
with ysrisgsiri leaves. and placing close
10 the glass and u,lrg plant food. 1 sooa
hal mass OF foliage 90 "marl colors, al
way. felt reps.i when any 81 The family
spoke an ainiflug word. or psssfr-.hy
siopp,d 10 gaze al The "bit " summit
Wh,n W. moved cut u town, sn sAs,
b.y window was Al my service. AID l sit'
al ps,anlas o. The geraulums. which wsrs
hardy sni blOssOmsd promssiy. 10 this
hous~ rsvsl Ia q south window and have
aided rose. ard hslioir0pe which lat
wln,sr nllei TIE room vita lrsgraucs. The
latter blooming ffon the nfsi of OciobsF
until April.
You gay TIA, have the reputation "
making even dry s,iot grow. The secret
e. In The fact. not lh,i eau make dHy
stick grow. hat taAtI chpJ.s oaly suea q.
will thrive uaisr tie ais.aisgcs cen
give then 80 my sd,lcs toy0u l.. have
only a. msuy q. yoa have fOom snd light
| If: choose .ach q. afr adapted 10 the tim.
y,rsiuf, of yOar Rom. sni the amoeni q
sue, ant sftsr they sfc vel rOoicj biiug
them % ihl. light sol .au. tsvine is.i en-
rlehed ih- soil, trd Win VIZ iili- cate
s,ch dsy thri. viii bc 90 d"uhi ~ louf
sufcsss. Ofcoafse yon can 20 - "a 'Flsi
sni g,l rare ,nd bciuslfal plant. bat q.
mi. 4. yoar nf.i attempt Al wirisf garden
/ lus, you would b, wiser 10 have few hsfdy'
hssiihy treasures. than msny d~sh'h,
spladllng ones. Do you f.m'fnh"r Nfs.
Stous, who used 60 hsts only lsrgv
Wandering lew She sail she slsaJs
Killed every thing else she attempted ~
raise, bui that her Jew lived la spii- ol
/ her harsh u.stment; bot ihis vAs The
/ hauisOmesi Que og the kini base ever
seen, sod worth dozen -. some p..ut..
Then there va. Mrs.. Car. whom We used
/ a. wilt. She bad "pltuis, plants every
shsfr~ A lemon tree IN ahlg bucket that
never grew larger. - We could discover
= huge olsand,r AZ snoittr window biz
pots standing AZ even conceivable plac"
| Tor N. chilfftu Ia stumble Over, harsiu.
pots fof t,f tusbsBi - shs'k BIS hss.
sgaiust anlrss 4, m1s~d With caution o
brackets. shsivys. tahlr- At fuIli DOOR ur
windows nust Mt D. up,u'd Tor Tar ~ q
dfsfi on ief pts. IL ~ss no wordsr hsf
fsmlly bad gtutst scsirst plauis
AL recall ihsss OF D. ighb,'- this even.
iug. aui TIE ny. gooc fsys, ! fsel gfsN
lousius a. s.'' 700 sui have good talk.
| n ~ coai Only b. iog, iher al hour or
twp and Get "tslkci up" know u would
D.. ea,irr - write Cor . l0ng time u cone.
bui Jet a. De ihaHtfsl Tor ials moe OF
conveying oar thoaxhts. Once morv Wish
log yCu success with your noscrs.
au yours mos, sincerely.
uONOn